Director Suri’s current focus is on Bad Manners. The film starring Abishek Ambareesh is currently in pre-production, and joining the Duniya director is dialogue and screenplay writer Maasthi. The latter, who has worked with Suri in Kadipuddi and Tagaru, will now pen dialogues for Bad Manners.

Maasthi is also known for his work in films like Ayogya, College Kumara, Gentleman, and the yet-to-be-released Salaga. Having worked as a story writer for Ball Pen and Panchatantra, Maasthi also got to work with director Yogaraj Bhat and Tharun Kishore Sudhir.

Bad Manners will be Abishek’s second film after Amar. An official announcement about the project was made on May 29 along with a first-look poster. Though the initial plan was to go on floors by the end of this year, the preparation work is taking a little more time than anticipated, and the team, therefore, plans to start the shooting after January 15. In all likelihood, they will begin with the action sequences.

The film has Surendra Nath and Amri working with Suri on the story and screenplay. Charan Raj is composing the music, while Shekar S (DFD) will work as the cinematographer. The crew will include Deepu S Kumar as the editor.